My brother recommended we watch the movie. He said it was great and I had been wanting to see it anyway.

So we watched it and I absolutely loved it.

Anyway, here's my question---I saw my brother yesterday and we were talking about the movie and he asked me if I realized that all the characters in the movie were Pat. He said that they were all the different aspects of his personality. Jennifer Lawrence's character were his most ill parts, the darkest part of his psyche, his dad was obviously his OCD parts, etc. And, remember the part when they were talking about the big bet with that guy and Jennifer Lawrence's character referred to the other guy and said, "You always do this to MY father!" Why would she refer to DeNiro as her father unless she was Pat?

My brother suggested that maybe Pat never even left the hospital, maybe it all took place there...remember the guy who kept leaving and wasn't supposed to leave? Maybe Pat never left and that guy was the part of him that had a strong desire to leave???

I never even thought of all this. I thought maybe my brother is overthinking it but it makes sense!

I'm wondering what others think.

Suppressing your feelings only locks them in place.

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Sad in AZ♀ 24239Member # 24239

Posted: 10:34 AM, May 26th (Sunday), 2013

It makes sense, and I have to say I never considered this aspect. Very interesting...

I didn't see Life of Pi but my SIL did make that comparison during our conversation .

Suppressing your feelings only locks them in place.

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sharim♀ 11937Member # 11937

Posted: 10:58 AM, May 26th (Sunday), 2013

I loved the movie too. Your brother's analysis is pretty intense for me (not that he couldn't be right). I just thought when she referred to her father it was cause all the men bet together on stuff over the years.

I can't handle that Pat never left the hospital. I never really cared for Bradley Cooper one way or the other but the beginning of that dance scene just melted me - so
Pat has to have left the hospital.

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caregiver9000♀ 28622Member # 28622

Posted: 11:00 AM, May 26th (Sunday), 2013

and only by actually embracing himself, and dancing with that part of himself could he gain the acceptance of his father (via the bet)